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This two and a half story brick residence features Quoins at the corners and around the front windows. A 2-1/2 story turret towers exists adjacent to the entrance and serves as a formal stairwell. Decorative stone-work exists over the formal front entrance, as well as over the two car garage door. The residence features a large formal living room with fireplace. The basement has interesting painted artwork on the recreation room walls, featuring a circus.
Architect Alexander Hamilton Bauer also lived in the house from 1929 to 1945.
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Alexander Hamilton Bauer established the Milwaukee firm of Dick & Bauer, with partner Gustave A. Dick, in 1921. Dick & Bauer designed several elaborate movie theaters in Milwaukee, includeing the Oriental Theatre. During his career, Bauer served as the president of the AIA Wisconsin Chapter. In 1929, he designed his private residence on Circle Drive in Whitefish Bay, where he lived until 1949.
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